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February 18th, 2019 2:25 PM 7 COMMENTS

Telcos Raise Demands for Financial Aid and Favourable Terms from DoT for 5G Rollout

Incumbent telecom operators in the industry have drafted a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) asking for support from the government to start 5G or fifth generational network trials. The telcos have specifically asked for financial aid, backhaul spectrum, and duty-free telecom gear to kickstart fifth generation 5G technology based field trials. The letter was dated February 7 and was spotted by ET Telecom which said that the government... Read More

February 13th, 2019 7:22 AM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus May Showcase Its 5G Phone at Mobile World Congress 2019

OnePlus has some plans for the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2019. No, the company isn’t launching the OnePlus 7 or the OnePlus 7T. OnePlus is gearing up to showcase its first ever 5G phone at the MWC 2019 event. OnePlus has now invited the media to experience the company’s prototype 5G smartphone at Qualcomm’s booth at the event. The OnePlus 5G prototype phone will be running on a fully functional... Read More

January 29th, 2019 8:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

China Fast Tracking 5G Network Deployment Amidst Ongoing Tussle With United States

China is fast tracking 5G network in the country to use the next generation telecom technology amidst escalating row with the US over the detention of Chinese telecom giant Huawei's Chief Financial Officer in Canada on charges of financial fraud. China has already launched the 5G service in Guangzhou airport, opened its first 5G base station for the Qinghai Tibet plateau region and announced the road trials of a 5G... Read More

January 24th, 2019 1:30 PM 1 COMMENTS

LG to Showcase its 5G Smartphone Alongside G8 ThinQ at MWC 2019

LG Electronics Inc on Thursday said it would unveil its new smartphone based on the 5G network with longer battery life and better cooling mechanism during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Spain. The South Korean electronics maker will host a media event in Barcelona on February 24 that is expected to generate a lot of buzz from attendees to the MWC, the world's biggest mobile event slated from February... Read More

January 17th, 2019 6:38 PM 18 COMMENTS

India Can Be a Frontrunner in the 5G Deployment, But a Lot Depends on Investments in Fibre Infrastructure: Manoj Sinha

India can be a frontrunner in the deployment of 5G, but a lot will hinge on bolstering investments in fibre infrastructure, which is currently inadequate and trailing countries like China, Trai Chairman R S Sharma said Thursday. Sharma noted that there had been consolidation in the Indian telecom market leading to an optimal situation of one public sector and three private sector players, and added that the sector would see... Read More

January 9th, 2019 12:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

Nearly Five Million 5G Smartphones Expected to Ship in 2019: Report

Android smartphone makers are poised to launch 5G-based models in 2019, but the production volume is expected to reach only 5 million units, a report said on Wednesday. Major smartphone makers, such as Samsung Electronics Co. and Huawei, have actively invested in the development of 5G devices to take initiative in the market, according to industry tracker TrendForce, Yonhap news agency reported. The penetration rate of 5G models, however, will... Read More

December 28th, 2018 12:49 PM 2 COMMENTS

Bengaluru-Based Saankhya Labs Unveils Electronic Chipset Which Helps in Facilitating 5G and Curb Call Drops

Bengaluru-based Saankhya Labs Thursday unveiled the first indigenously developed electronic chipset that can be used for functions like direct TV broadcast on mobile devices, curbing call drops and 5G connections. "Saankhya Labs, a Bengaluru-based company, is launching its indigenously designed and developed, the world's first and most advanced multi-standard next-generation TV system on the chip," Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said after unveiling the chipset. All electronic chipsets, considered as the... Read More

December 20th, 2018 9:11 AM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus Concerned About Battery Life in Smaller Phones, 5G Will Also Present Hurdles: Pete Lau

Recently, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau talked to media and discussed OnePlus’ plans and the company’s take on 5G phones. During the question and answer session, the executive said that OnePlus wishes to design a smaller phone, but it also wants to accomplish the smaller form factor by preserving the battery life. The CEO also talked about the upcoming 5G smartphone by OnePlus, and he revealed that the new 5G smartphone... Read More

December 19th, 2018 2:13 PM 1 COMMENTS

Firms Doubtful of Network Readiness Despite Acknowledging 5G Prowess: Gartner

Betting big on the Internet of Things (IoT)-based communications and video analytics/streaming, nearly two-thirds of organisations globally plan to deploy the 5G technology by 2020 but are wary of the lack of readiness of communications service providers (CSPs) in making 5G networks ready by then, a Gartner survey said on Wednesday. The IoT communications remain the most popular target use case for 5G, with 59% of the organisations surveyed expecting... Read More

December 18th, 2018 11:33 AM 3 COMMENTS

Next Spectrum Auction Likely in the Second Half of 2019: Telecom Secretary

The Department of Telecommunications will only be holding a spectrum sale in the latter half of the next fiscal year, outlined an ET Telecom report. As per a top government official, the speculations of an auction being held before the end of this fiscal year in March are to be dismissed. The announcement comes directly from Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan, who has said, "The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)... Read More

December 17th, 2018 4:29 PM 5 COMMENTS

Government Expects to Complete Processes for 5G Spectrum Auction by August 2019

The government expects to complete processes for 5G spectrum auction by August and the services will be rolled out by 2020, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said Monday. "Trai has given a preliminary set of recommendations, which the working committee at the Department of Telecommunications is looking at. Task force has also given a broader set of (spectrum) bands on which we have to work. Everybody has said that since the... Read More

December 10th, 2018 11:03 AM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Hopes for Faster 5G Deployment in India

Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm is hopeful that 5G technology would be deployed in India at the same pace 4G networks were rolled out and noted the new-age technology offered great potential for consumers and enterprises alike. Speaking to PTI, Qualcomm Incorporated President Cristiano Amon said he is extremely happy with the pace at which India transitioned from 3G to 4G. "When it happened, it happened very very fast. It's remarkable what... Read More

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